Why This Eel is a Good Sign for the Jones Falls

Eels don’t have the greatest reputation. Boris Karloff infamously thought the sea creatures were as un-charming as Grinches. But when it comes to the notoriously polluted Jones Falls, environmentalists are viewing a recently eel sighting as a skinny piece of hope.

According to Blue Water Baltimore, a 2.5-ft. American eel was found in the lower Jones Falls. It was a new one on the nonprofit’s staffers, who noted that this particular species of eel migrate out to a region of the Atlantic called the Sargasso Sea to lay eggs.

“While the Jones Falls may have scored an “F” grade on the 2014 Healthy Harbor Report Card, this is a good indication that the Jones Falls is slowly but surely getting better and starting to support more sensitive organisms,” Blue Water Baltimore wrote.